Video highlights of COVID-19 data trends as of February 28, 2021. Today’s New York case count includes some cases from the previous day that were not logged due to a reporting lag. This daily report shares critical data on the spread of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. For the latest news, trends, and expert
Month: February 2021
Video highlights of COVID-19 data trends as of February 27, 2021. This daily report shares critical data on the spread of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. For the latest news, trends, and expert insights on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the JHU Coronavirus Resource Center: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/ Explore COVID-19 trends around the world with our in-depth
IRS refers to the application of insecticide onto the interior walls of houses. The study, by the Wits Research Institute for Malaria (WRIM) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), was published in The Lancet on 25 February 2021. Targeted vs blanket indoor residual spraying Malaria still represents one of the world’s
The past century or so has seen unprecedented technological, scientific, and sociological evolution worldwide. These have accompanied global shifts in people’s lifestyles and rapid changes in the environment, both natural and man-made. An unfavorable consequence of these alterations has been the increasing burden of cancer on human society. As the country with the largest population,
A University of Texas at Arlington researcher has received an Office of Naval Research (ONR) grant to examine the mechanics of how blast-like events cause damage to the brain. Ashfaq Adnan, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received a three-year, $944,845 grant to study the potential link between blast-like trauma and cellular and tissue
Robots that could take on basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses may be the way of the future. Who knows, maybe a medical robot can prescribe your medicine someday? That’s the idea behind 3D structural-sensing robots being developed and tested at Simon Fraser University by Woo Soo Kim, associate professor
How can dental restorations – such as fillings and crowns – be made to last longer? A new research group centered at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Technische Universität (TU) Berlin plans to address this topic by utilizing approaches from both materials science and dentistry. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) Communities of color face a burgeoning wave of mental health problems as a result of how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact and grieve, experts warn. “We’re about to have a mental health epidemic because of COVID,”
Latest Lungs News FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) Menthol cigarettes helped lure about 10 million extra Americans into smoking over 38 years, with often deadly results, according to a new study. Researchers also concluded that menthol cigarettes were responsible for 378,000 premature deaths in the United States during the study period –1980 to 2018.
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) Just having a chat in a hair salon can spread the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a new study finds. The same is likely true in many health care settings, the same research showed. Most research on exhaled air and the spread of the virus has focused
Latest Depression News FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) The most widely prescribed antidepressants in the United States don’t appear to increase the risk of the deadliest type of stroke, according to a new preliminary study. It examined the association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and intracerebral hemorrhage. This is when a brain blood
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) U.S. hospitals are expected to lose billions again in 2021, leaving them in dire financial shape as the COVID-19 pandemic guts the industry for a second year. Hospitals could lose $53 billion to $122 billion in revenue in 2021, between 4%
Latest Coronavirus News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) If you think you can safely exercise without your mask in a gym during the pandemic, two new government reports show you are mistaken. Coronavirus outbreaks at fitness centers in Chicago and Honolulu last summer were likely the result of exercisers
Latest Allergies News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) If you suffer the itchy, sneezy, wheezy consequences of seasonal allergies, you’re probably painfully aware that pollen season is starting earlier and lasting longer than ever. It’s an upshot of climate change, and new research from Germany offers an explanation for
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 The ravages of Alzheimer’s may strike later in women than men, but once it takes hold women tend to deteriorate far faster than men, according to a new study. Something known as cognitive reserve helps the aging brain function better for longer, and
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Colin Tweedy HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) Helping your brain stay sharp with age may be as simple as changing up the food on your plate at dinnertime, a new study suggests. The study focused on the healthy “Mediterranean” diet, a regimen reliant on olive
The U.S. FDA’s January approval of Abbott’s hand-held blood plasma test for mild traumatic brain injury is “an important first step” in enabling quick quantified analysis of suspected concussions without waiting for imaging to be done and read—and also a vital exemplar of a public/private research and development TBI ecosystem that has matured and coalesced
Former SAIS Dean and current Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Vali Nasr joins Immigrant Food partners and SAIS alums Peter Schechter and Téa Ivanovic in a wide-ranging conversation about the growing role of business in social justice and advocacy, the challenges of accelerating global migration, and recent events in the
Startups are the lifeblood of the medical device industry because they have the ability to pull off big feats and innovate more nimbly than the larger players. That said, there is a lot of medtech engineering challenges that startups should be aware of. In this episode of Let’s Talk Medtech, Dan Purvis, CEO and co-founder
Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Click Therapeutics are making their major depressive disorder (MDD) clinical trial ‘remote’ and are working with Verily Life Sciences to do so. The pivotal trial will investigate the effectiveness of digital therapeutics in reducing depressive symptoms in up to 540 adults diagnosed with MDD who are on antidepressant monotherapy. The participation will
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